Everton host Liverpool today and Carra wrote in the Daily Mail: "It can't continue. Liverpool as a city exists to win trophies. Between the two clubs they have amassed 83 major honours; more than Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham combined - they have 82 - and Manchester has collected 77.

"The rivalry between us should never diminish but we should also want to remain as the country's leading football city. There are two young, hungry managers in charge now and they need all the assistance from their boards they can get if they are to uphold the tradition."